Smallest V8

[Flintstone]

Having dabbled with V8 powered cars for the last few years I got to wondering what might be the smallest capacity V8 used in a production car?

[Fort Jefferson]

Ferrari 208 GT4 ? 2ltr

[singlecoil]

Daimler did a 2.5 l V8 back in the early 60's

[singlecoil]

I'm indebted to Mr Jefferson

There's some interesting stuff here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_su...

[treehack]

Moto Guzzi built a 500cc V8 for there GP bike in the 50's
quick search found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O_7zwGFGwI

[Fort Jefferson]

treehack said:

Moto Guzzi built a 500cc V8 for there GP bike in the 50's
quick search found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O_7zwGFGwI

I knew this too, but a bike is not a production car

Edited by Fort Jefferson on Sunday 4th May 20:42

[Flintstone]

Thanks for the Wiki link singlecoil. There's a 2.0L V12 on there!

Tenuous link.

I just told the missus I wanted a wine rack made from a V8 engine block. Mrs Flintstone: "How many bottles does it hold?"

Edited by Flintstone on Sunday 4th May 20:43

[treehack]

Fort Jefferson said:

treehack said:

Moto Guzzi built a 500cc V8 for there GP bike in the 50's
quick search found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O_7zwGFGwI

I knew this too, but a bike is not a production car;)

Edited by Fort Jefferson on Sunday 4th May 20:41

opps that'll teach me to read more carefully

[Jderh]

Nice table.

[sniff petrol]

Didn't TVR make some 2.0l Rover V8 powered cars for the Italian market?

[Fishtigua]

I was about to say Guzzi too, then read it again. Didn't Maser do some F1 engines about 2 or 2.5 for GP racing? TF1 TF2 Birdcage? Not production but some made it to the road.

[Fittster]

Fiat V8 of the early 1950s was 1996 cc

[DucatiGary]

smallest - yup

production car - no chance

http://www.nvbackflow.com/engines/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot0XG0hrJp4

[absolutely]

Coventry Climax FWMV, V8 1.5 litres, apparently fitted to the Lotus 25. THere is a hillclimb BRM with 1 fitted in the Cov transport museum.

[AndrewW-G]

Flintstone said:

Thanks for the Wiki link singlecoil. There's a 2.0L V12 on there!

Tenuous link.
I just told the missus I wanted a wine rack made from a V8 engine block. Mrs Flintstone: "How many bottles does it hold?"

[Blatant plug]

There's a Ferrari 308 V8 block on Ebay at the moment

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[paulpsz008]

Where did you get that table from??

[sniff petrol]

absolutely said:

Coventry Climax FWMV, V8 1.5 litres, apparently fitted to the Lotus 25. THere is a hillclimb BRM with 1 fitted in the Cov transport museum.

Didn't someone do a 1.5l turbo V8 F1 engine in the '80s?

[Tonto]

Not a production car and not a V8, but how about a 100CC flat 12 ferrari engine?

[fido]

Tonto said:

Not a production car and not a V8, but how about a 100CC flat 12 ferrari engine?

What a total looney, the 100CC engine has 48 valves .. and a gearbox with reverse!

[DrTre]

sniff petrol said:

Didn't someone do a 1.5l turbo V8 F1 engine in the '80s?

Think all the turbos were V6 or IL4s